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Edwin Devere (Oka) Wells 1913–1967 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 9 Oct 1913

Birth Location: Hulett, Crook, Wyoming, USA

Death Date: 15 Jun 1967

Death Location: Chico, Butte, California, USA

Father: Oka Wells

Mother: Linnie Schrivner

Spouse(s): Margaret Hitzel

Children(s):

Edwin Devere (Oka) Wells was born in 1913 in Hulett, Crook, Wyoming, USA, the child of Oka Lee Bill Peter Wells And Linnie Elizabeth Schrivner. Edwin Devere (Oka) Wells married Margaret Mae Hitzel, and had children including Bettie Wells, Hazel Edwin Wells. Edwin Devere (Oka) Wells passed away in 1967 in Chico, Butte, California, USA.

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Biography

  • Edwin Devere (Oka) Wells was born in 1913 in Hulett, Crook, Wyoming, USA, the child of Oka Lee Bill Peter Wells And Linnie Elizabeth Schrivner.
  • Edwin Devere (Oka) Wells married Margaret Mae Hitzel, and had children including Bettie Wells, Hazel Edwin Wells.
  • Edwin Devere (Oka) Wells passed away in 1967 in Chico, Butte, California, USA.

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Edwin Wells's Ancestors

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Edwin Wells
1913–1967
Birth Place: Hulett, Crook, Wyoming, USA
Parents
Oka Lee "Bill" (Peter) Wells
1886–1959
Republic, Republic, Kansas, USA
Linnie (Elizabeth) Schrivner
1890–1968
Sundance, Crook County, Wyoming, USA
Grandparents
Peter (Voris (Benager)) Wells
1863–1934
Beatrice, Gage, Nebraska, USA
Alepha (Ann) Wren
1859–1930
Meadville, Linn, Missouri
Great-Grandparents
Benager Rev.
1835–1910
Mary Spring
1845–1869
2nd-Great-Grandparents
James Spring
1814–1888
Claressa Parker
1818–1902

Edwin Wells's Timeline

2 Records

1913
9 Oct 1913
Birth of Edwin Devere (Oka) Wells in Hulett, Crook, Wyoming, USA
Hulett, Crook, Wyoming, USA
1967
15 Jun 1967
Age 54
Death of Edwin Devere (Oka) Wells in Chico, Butte, California, USA
Chico, Butte, California, USA

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    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 9 Oct 1913
    Event Place: Hulett, Crook, Wyoming, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 15 Jun 1967
    Event Place: Chico, Butte, California, USA

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